Teacher wellbeing is a positive emotional state that combines the personal needs and expectations of both learners and their teachers. Teacher wellbeing and job satisfaction strongly influence teacher behaviour and are positively related to school and classroom climate and pupil achievement.
Teacher wellbeing has a significant impact on schools, teachers and students. Many of the negative effects of low wellbeing are well publicised, with stress or burnout being linked to attrition and the resulting teacher shortages worldwide. This has led to calls for teacher wellbeing to be taken seriously for the long-term sustainability of the profession.
When schools prioritise teacher wellbeing and help to ensure that teachers can flourish, this promotes better classroom climates and enables high quality teaching that leads to success for students, and consequently the school.
Looking after your teachers’ wellbeing is one of the most important things you can do as a school community. The success of your school is dependent on the quality of instruction delivered by your teachers to your students; their wellbeing is crucial to ensuring that their teaching skills are effective and of a high quality.
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once-off fee, for life-long membership
Actively teaching R360
Students and retired teachers R120
Corporate sponsor a school and gift membership
Benefit Details:
- Macmillan Teacher Campus: discounted courses from Early Learning to FET phase
- Alexander Forbes Membership Scheme with a range of discounted products, and access to dedicated financial advisors
- Kia Motors Membership Scheme, offering vehicles at cost plus 2% including a five- year unlimited mileage warranty with financing through MFC
- Legal advice and access to dedicated lawyers with Stephen May Attorney-at-Law
- Cirrus Travel: specialised and discounted travel packages designed for teachers during school holidays
- Exclusive Books (EB) book club
- Wellbeing platform for life coaching, nutritional advice, bereavement and trauma counselling
- Regular webinars on a range of topics of interest to teachers
- Monthly newsletters with the latest ThinkTeacher benefits
